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Selected Interest &
Exchange Rates
Weekly Series of Charts

July 22,

1985

Prepared by the
FINANCIAL M A R K E T S
SECTION




DIVISION OF
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
F E D E R A L RESERVE SYSTEM
Washington, D.C. 20551

Table of Contents

TABLES

SUBSCRIPTION RATES:

1. LATEST FIGURES PLOTTED

Weekly $15.00 per year or $.40 each in the United
States, its possessions, Canada, and Mexico; 10 or
more of the same issue to one address, $13.50 per
year or $.35 each. Elsewhere, $20.00 per year or $.50
each. Address requests to Publications Services, Division of Administrative Services, and make payment
remittance payable to the order of the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System in a form
collectible at par in U.S. Currency.

2. DAILY CERTIFIED SPOT
EXCHANGE RATES-H.10 RELEASE
CHARTS
1. SPOT EXCHANGE RATE INDICES
2. 3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES
3. GOLD PRICE- LONDON
4. CALL MONEY RATES
5. 3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
6. EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES
7. SELECTED EURO-DOLLAR AND
U.S. MONEY MARKET RATES
8. INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS
9. LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
10. INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES




CHART 1

SPOT EXCHANGE INDICES
DOLLAR PRICES OF FOREIGN CURRENCIES AND WEIGHTED AVERAGE VALUES (THIN LINE)
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
RATIO SCALE
MARCH 1 9 7 3 = 1 0 0

RATIO SCALE
MARCH 1 9 7 3 = 1 0 0

FOREIGN CURRENCY
PRICE OF U.S. DOLLAR

JAPANESE YEN

CANADIAN DOLLAR

SWISS FRANC

GERMAN MARK
DUTCH GUILDER
-

.

I

U K . POUND

I

FRENCH FRANC

BELGIAN FRANC

100

I

-

ITALIAN LIRA

-

—

50

- \ A

80

40

I

70

35

60
50

/
I

I

I




I

I
1983

I

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1985

I

I

I

I

I
1983

I

IIlllI IIlllI

-

30
25

1985

CHART 2

3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE RATES
PREMIUM (+) OR ( - )
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
ENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER Al
—

CANADIAN DOLLAR

ITALIAN LIRA

—

-

0

-

6

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

6
U. K. POUND
DUTCH GUILDER
+

0

JLL

6

I

I

I

I

I

I

12
GERMAN MARK

-

/

SWISS FRANC

\

-

6

0

I

I

I

I

I

I

I I I II III I I I

8

FRENCH FRANC
+

0
JAPANESE YEN

8

16

24

32




I

1983

1985

I

LLLLL ill

I

1983

1985

CHART 3

PRICE OF GOLD IN LONDON
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE

U.S. DOLLARS PER FINE OUNCE

600

600

560

-

520

-

480

-

-

560

-

520

-

480

-

440

12.5 Kg BARS
AFTERNOON FIXING PRICE

440

400

400

360

-

320

280

I I I I I I I I I I I

240
1982




1983

1984

-

360

-

320

-

280

240
1985

CHART 4

CALL MONEY RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

:NT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER Al

24

20

16

FRANCE
U. S. FEDERAL FUNDS

12

8

4

0
24

20

16

SWITZERLAND

CANADA

L

-

-

12

8

4

~

-

+

0
I

4

I

I

I

I

I

20
16

12

-

GERMANY

8
UWwix
4

NETHERLANDS

I

0




1983

1985

I

I

I

I
1983

I
1985

CHART 5

3-MONTH INTEREST RATES
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER ANH

T PER ANNUM

18

16
l
U.S.

CD'S

-

CANADIAN FINANCE CO.
PAPER

\

14

12

-

1

J

WEIGHTED AVERAGE
FOREIGN RATE

M

\

10

-

8

n i l i h i l l i

12

-

GERMAN INTERBANK RATE

U.K. INTERBANK STERLING

10

-

8

6

I

I

I

1

1

4

1

11

FRENCH INTERBANK RATE

—\

/\A

NETHERLANDS INTERBANK RATE

-

9

7

5

I

I

I

1

1

1

3

i l l ii h i l l i

10

JAPANESE GENSAKI RATE




A

SWISS INTERBANK RATE

-

8

6

4

JLLLL I L L L
1983

1985

2
1983

1985

CHART 6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSIT RATES

LONDON

AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY

PERI

PERCENT PER

PER ANNUM

24

20

16

OVERNIGHT

12

8

4
24

20

6-MONTH

16

12

8

4
24

20

16

12

8

4




1-MONTH

CHART 7

SELECTED EURODOLLAR AND U. S. MONEY MARKET RATES
DIFFERENTIAL: PLUS(+), FAVORS BORROWING IN U . S .
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
PERCENT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER ANNUM

20

20

18

18

16

-

14

16

FEDERAL FUNDS

14

3-MONTH

D A S H E D LINE

E U R O - D O L L A R DEPOSITS

12

12

10

10




9 0 - D A Y CD' S

OVERNIGHT
EURO-DOLLAR

I I

DEPOSITS

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

M

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I

I I

4
3

DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL
-

-

I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I
19R3

19*5

II I II

I II I I I

I I I I I I I I I I I

CHART 8

INTEREST ARBITRAGE: 3-MONTH FUNDS
DIFFERENTIAL: PLUS(+), INDICATES FAVOR DOLLAR ASSETS
AVERAGES FOR WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY
NT PER ANNUM

PERCENT PER Ah

22

22

18

18

14

h

\

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

V

DASHED LINE

CANADIAN FINANCE
CO. PAPER, COVERED

14

10

10

INTERBANK STERLING

6

6

COVERED LONDON

U. S. COMMERCIAL PAPER

I

2

I

I

I,, |,,

2

4

2
DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL

2

t

+

/ v

W v f

+

0
~

y V

\

y

^

0

2

2

4

22

22

18

18

14

14

SWISS INTERBANK (SF) COVERED

INTERBANK DM
COVERED FRANKFURT

10

10

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

6

6

EURO-DOLLAR DEPOSITS

DASHED LINE

DASHED LINE

II I I

2

2

2

2
DIFFERENTIAL

DIFFERENTIAL
+

0

In
/ V

V Y a t W "

2

1

1

&

A

—

II

a

+

0

A jk A

\ / V ^ x

1

1

1

1983

1985

1 P E R C E N T ON D I F F E R E N T I A L S C A L E = 2 P E R C E N T ON R A T E S C A L E




1

1

1

1983

1

Mlllhlll,

2
1985

CHART 9

LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT BOND YIELDS
WEEKLY SERIES

PERCENT PER

19

19

UNITED STATES

15

CANADA

15

11

11

7

7

15

9
UNITED KINGDOM

-

SWITZERLAND

-

5

11

-

-

7
13

1

13

MONTHLY

-

JAPAN

GERMANY

-

9

9
-

5

5

22

22
U. S.

CORPORATE

MONTHLY

18

18
FRANCE
Aaa BONDS

14

14

NETHERLANDS
MONTHLY

10

10

6

6




1983

1985

1983

1985

CHART 10

INDUSTRIAL STOCK INDICES
WEEKLY SERIES
RATIO SCALE
1969=100




RATIO SCALE
1969=100

UNITED STATES
UNITED KINGDOM

NETHERLANDS

FRANCE

GERMANY

SWITZERLAND

CANADA

JAPAN

1983

1985

1983

1985

SERIES

CHART 1 .

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

NAME

SPOT EXCHANGE BATES AND I N D I C E S

WEEKLY AVERAGES,

NOON BUYING BATES

(U.S.

CENTS)

GERMAN MARK
J A P A N E S E YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U . K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
I T A L I A N LIRA
SWEDISH KRONA
INDICES,

MARCH 1 9 7 3 BASE RATES =

WEIGHTED AVERAGE EXCHANGE VALUE I N D I C E S ,
&G-10 COUNTRIES PLUS SWITZERLAND)
U . S . DOLLAR
GERMAN MARK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
0 . K. POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA
SWEDISH KRONA

3-MONTH FORWARD EXCHANGE R A T E S ,

CANADIAN DOLLAR
U . K . POUND
GERMAN MARK
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
DUTCH GUILDER
JAPANESE YEN
I T A L I A N LIRA



17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17

34.70
0. 41810
30.84
139.06
74.01
11.42
41.82
1.72363
0.05352
1 1.89

JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY

17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17

97.62
109.47
88.52
5 6 . 25
7 3 . 76
51.47
134.55
67.92
30.40

17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17

1 3 9 . 74
133.13
14 8 . 6 2
116.33
7 0. 86
9 5.68
63.96
177.94
87.81
36.85
6 7 . 64

17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17

-1.43
-3.98
2.85
-2.42
2.93
1.52
1.59
- 5 . 60

100

GERMAN MARK
JAPANESE YEN
DUTCH GUILDER
U . K . POUND
CANADIAN DOLLAR
FRENCH FRANC
SWISS FRANC
BELGIAN FRANC
ITALIAN LIRA

CHART 2 .

JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY

MAR 1 9 7 3 =

100

JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
PREMIUM OR DISCOUNT
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY

SERIES

CHART 3 .

GOLD P R I C E I N LONDON, AFTERNOON F I X I N G

U.S.
4.

LAST VALUE PLOTTED
DATE
VALUE

NAME

DOLLARS PER

F I N E OUNCE

v..

EURO-DOLLAR

DEPOSIT RATES:

JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY

17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17

7. 77
7 . 65
12.50
9. 45
5 . 18
6 . 21
9.92
6. 55
1. 8 5

JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY

17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17

7.
5.
6.
9.
12.
5.
10.
6.
8.

JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY
JULY

17
17
17
17
17
17

7 . 65
7.71
7.71
7.81
7 . 94
8 . 30

SELECTED EURODOLLAR

59
31
29
40
08
02
06
25
20

LONDON

OVERNIGHT
7-DAY
1-MONTH
3-MONTH
6-MONTH
1-YEAR

CHART 7 .

318.52

3-MONTH I N T E R E S T RATES

U . S . 9 0 - D A Y C D ' S , SECONDARY MARKET
GERMAN INTERBANK LOAN
J A P A N E S E GENSAKI RATE
CANADIAN FINANCE PAPER
INTERBANK STERLING
S W I S S INTERBANK LOAN
FRENCH INTERBANK RATE
NETHERLANDS INTERBANK PATE
WEIGHTED AVERAGE FOREIGN I N T E R E S T RATE
( G - 1 0 COUNTRIES PLUS SWITZERLAND)
CHART 6 .

17

CALL MONEY RATES

U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T S
U.K.
CANADA
GERMANY
JAPAN
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS
SWITZERLAND
CHART 5 .

JULY

AND U . S .

MONEY MARKET RATES

OVERNIGHT EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T S
U . S . FEDERAL FUNDS
DIFFERENTIAL

JULY
JULY
JULY

17
17
17

7. 65
7. 77
- 0 . 12

3-MONTH EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T RATE
U . S . 9 0 - D A Y C D ' S , SECONDARY MARKET
DIFFERENTIAL

JULY 17
JULY 17
JULY 1 7

7 . 81
7 . 59
0 . 22




LAST VALUE PLOTT
DATE
VALUE

S E R I E S NAME
CHART 8 .

INTEREST ARBITRAGE,

3-MONTH FUNDS

EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T
INTERBANK S T E R L I N G (LONDON), COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL

JULY
JULY
JULY

17
17
17

7 . 81
7. 97
- 0 . 16

U . S . COMMERCIAL PAPER
CANADIAN FINANCE P A P E R ,
DIFFERENTIAL

JULY
JULY
JULY

17
17
17

7 . 48
7 . 94
- 0 . 46

JULY
JULY
JULY

17
17
17

7. 81
8 . 20
- 0 . 38

JULY
JULY
JULY

17
17
17

7 . 81
7. 99
- 0 . 18

JULY
JULY
JAN.
JULY
JULY
MAY
DEC.
JULY

12
12

1 0 . 12
6 . 68
6 . 29
4. 83
10. 66
1 1. 9 0
7. 72
10. 01

COVERED

EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T
INTERBANK DM ( F R A N K F O R T ) ,
DIFFERENTIAL

COVERED

EURO-DOLLAR D E P O S I T
S W I S S INTERBANK, COVERED
DIFFERENTIAL .

CHART 9 .

LONG TERM GOVERMENT BOND Y I E L D S

UNITED STATES
GERMANY
JAPAN (MONTHLY)
SWITZERLAND
CANADA
FRANCE
NETHERLANDS (MONTHLY)
UNITED KINGDOM
U.S.

12

CORPORATE

AAA BONDS
CHART 1 0 .

12
5
17

APRIL

12.23

STOCK I N D I C E S

UNITED STATES
UNITED KINGDOM
CANADA
GERMANY
SWITZERLAND
NETHERLANDS
FRANCE
JAPAN




JULY 10
JULY 1 0
JULY 10
JULY 10
JULY 10
JULY 10
JULY 10
JULY 10

19 5 . 60
20 2 . 51
2 7 0 . 89
20 2 . 7 4
153.58
2 1 7 . 75
217.55
2 8 0 . 41

FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
• f<Al Rtsfc. • '
JOLT 1 9 ,

H.10 (612)

1985

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
FOB THE SEEK ENDING

JOLT 1 9 ,

1985

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Is advised that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has certified for customs
purposes the following noon buying rates In New York City for cable transfers payable In foreign currencies:

COVNTBT

MONET ART
UNIT

DOLLAR
•AUSTRALIA
SCHILLING
AOSTBIl
FRANC
BELGIUM
CBUZEIBO
BRAZIL
DOLLAR
CANADA
TOAN
CHINA,P.H.
KRONE
DENHABK
MABKKA
FINLAND
FRANC
FRANCE
MARK
GERHANT
DRACHMA
GREECE
DOLLAR
HONG KONG
ROPEE
INDIA
POOND
•IBELAND
SHEKEL
ISRAEL
LIRA
ITALT
TEN
JAPAN
RINGGIT
MALATSIA
PESO
MEXICO
GUILDER
NETHERLANDS
DOLLAR
•NEW ZEALAND
KRONE
NOBWAT
PESO
PHILIPPINES
BSCUDO
PORTUGAL
DOLLAR
SINGAPORE
RAND
•SOOTH AFRICA
WON
SOOTH KOREA
PESETA
SPAIN
ROPEE
SBI LANKA
KRONA
SWEDEN
FRANC
SWITZEBLAND
DOLLAR
TAIWAN
BAHT
THAILAND
*0NITED KINGDOM POOND
BOLIVAR
VENEZUELA
MEMO:
#UNITED STATES

DOLLAR

JOLT 15
70.48
20.230
57.940
6200.00
1.3505
2.8736
10.3680
6.0350
8.7500
2.8785
130.500
7.7500
11.9700
109.02
NA
1865.00
237.65
2.4645
345.0000
3.2410
49.150
8.3780
NA
167.700
2.2080
52.20
875.20
165.800
27.313
8.4200
2.3935
40.050
26.830
138.90
NA
139.56

1 9 7 8 FEDERAL RESERVE BULLETIN.
•VALUE I S U . S .




CENTS

rORRENCT ONTTS PER DOLLAR)
JOLT 1 7
JOLT 16

JOLT 18

JOLT 19

1.3519
2.8736
10.3725
6.0280
8.7600
2.8855
130.100
7.7325
11.9400
108.65
NA
1871.00
237.90
2.4640
3 5 7 . 0 000
3.2460
49.950
8.3700
NA
168.500
2.2050
52.50
875.00
166.730
27.313
8.4060
2.3935
NA
26.720
138.70
NA

7 1 . 38
19.930
5 7 . 110
6240.00
1.3473
2.8736
10.2170
5.9495
8.6160
2.8370
127.900
7.7290
11.8300
110.40
NA
1842.00
236.50
2.4600
359.0000
3.1925
49.750
8.2700
NA
165.750
2. 1925
53.50
875.00
163.650
27.313
8.3185
2.3350
40.050
27.830
141.12
NA

7 1 . 27
20.220
57.800
6260.00
1.3485
2.8649
10.3360
6.0155
8.7275
2.8740
130.300
7.7300
11.8200
109.10
NA
1864.00
238.20
2.4700
365.0000
3.2380
50.100
8.3270
NA
167.500
2.2100
53.05
874.80
165.500
27.262
8.3740
2.3690
40.050
26.730
140.45
NA

71.65
20.280
58.600
6280.00
1.3481
2.8764
10.4000
6.0300
8.8800
2.8990
130.000
7.7525
11.9000
107.50
NA
N»
238.75
2.4670
374.0000
3.2525
50.630
8.4000
NA
168.000
2.2040
52.70
875.40
169.000
27.268
8.4300
2.3780
40.060
26.850
139.90
NA

139.77

137.83

139.18

142.10

70.98
20.310
58.060

6220.00